Grants.gov Federal Funding Opportunities Scraper

What does Grants.gov Federal Funding Opportunities Scraper do?

Grants.gov Federal Funding Opportunities Scraper searches Grants.gov, the official US government portal listing every federal grant opportunity across all agencies. Search by keyword and status, and get title, agency, and key dates for every match - plus, optionally, the full opportunity detail: award ceiling/floor, total estimated funding, number of awards, eligibility criteria, and agency contact information.

No login, no anti-bot workarounds - this is a fully open US federal government API. Runs on the Apify platform with API access, scheduling, monitoring and CSV/Excel/JSON export.

Why use Grants.gov Federal Funding Opportunities Scraper?

• Grant-seeking & fundraising - nonprofits, universities, and small businesses can monitor new funding opportunities matching their mission.
• Grant-writing consultancies - build a pipeline of client-relevant opportunities with full funding and eligibility details in one pull.
• Policy & funding research - track which agencies and categories are funding what, and at what scale.
• Competitive intelligence - see award sizes and applicant eligibility before deciding whether to pursue a specific opportunity.

How Grants.gov Opportunities Scraper compares to alternatives

Measured against the other Grants.gov actors on the Apify Store (September 2026):

	This actor	Alternative A	Alternative B
Price per 1,000 opportunities	$7.50	$9.60	$10.00
Full-detail enrichment (ceiling, floor, eligibility)	Optional separate event	Not offered	Bundled per call
Search filters	Keyword, agency, category, status	Basic keyword	API passthrough
Source	Official Grants.gov search API	Same	Same

Priced below the $9.60 to $10.00 per 1,000 cluster the alternatives charge, with detail enrichment you can switch off.

How to use Grants.gov Federal Funding Opportunities Scraper

1. Go to the Input tab and enter a keyword, choose which opportunity statuses to include (posted, forecasted, closed, archived).
2. Toggle include full details on if you want award amounts, eligibility text, and agency contact per opportunity (billed as a separate event).
3. Click Run. Download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the dataset viewer.

Input

• Keyword (optional) - search term, e.g. "health" or "rural broadband".
• Opportunity status - which statuses to include (defaults to "posted", i.e. open now).
• Max results - cap on how many opportunities to return (10 on free plan).
• Include full details (optional) - fetches full description, award ceiling/floor, total funding, eligibility, and agency contact per opportunity.

Example input:

{
    "keyword": "rural",
    "oppStatuses": ["posted"],
    "maxItems": 200,
    "includeFullDetails": true
}

Output

{
    "recordType": "opportunity-detail-record",
    "opportunityId": 361754,
    "description": "The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) announces the anticipated availability of funds...",
    "awardCeiling": "22,000,000",
    "awardFloor": "200,000",
    "estimatedFunding": "257,000,000",
    "numberOfAwards": "90",
    "eligibilityDesc": "Any public or private nonprofit entity is eligible to apply.",
    "agencyContactEmail": "Eric.West@hhs.gov"
}

You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

Data table

Field	Description
title / opportunityNumber / agency	Opportunity identity and issuing agency
openDate / closeDate / oppStatus	Timeline and current status
cfdaList	Assistance Listing (CFDA) numbers
description	Full opportunity description (detail records only)
awardCeiling / awardFloor / estimatedFunding / numberOfAwards	Funding scale (detail records only)
eligibilityDesc	Who can apply (detail records only)
agencyContactName / agencyContactEmail / agencyContactPhone	Agency contact (detail records only)

Pricing / Cost estimation

This actor uses Pay Per Event pricing. The opportunity record is the primary event; full details are only billed when that toggle is on.

Tips or Advanced options

• Filter by status - "posted" only shows opportunities currently accepting applications; add "forecasted" to see what's coming.
• Turn on full details selectively - if you only need to triage by title/agency/deadline first, leave details off and re-run with specific opportunities later.
• Combine with scheduling - run on a recurring schedule to catch newly posted opportunities in your keyword area.

FAQ, disclaimers, and support

Is this legal? Grants.gov is the US government's own official, public listing of every federal grant opportunity - no login, no paywall, explicitly built for public and third-party reuse.

Why do some opportunities have no award ceiling? Not every agency publishes a hard cap - the actor returns exactly what Grants.gov provides for that opportunity.

Found a bug or need a specific agency's data explained? Open an issue in the Issues tab or contact us for a custom scraper tailored to your funding-research pipeline.